How it works

• Enter a photo of your dog below. Entries are accepted between September 2 and September 29 at 11:59 p.m. EDT.
• Vote for your dog or others between September 2 and October 2 at 5:00 p.m. EDT. Encourage your friends to vote too.

Winners
• Our editors will pick one overall winner and several honorable mentions—regardless of the number of votes. The overall winner will be featured in the December 2026/January 2027 issue of Garden & Gun and will receive a prize pack from G&G.
• The ten photos with the most online votes will be named readers’ choice winners.
• The overall winner, honorable mentions, and readers’ choice winners will be announced online on November 3.

Rules
• Read the full contest rules and enter and vote today!



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Good Dog Photo Contest 2026

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Lucy
English Springer Spaniel
Warrenton, Virginia
9 votes
Gizmo
Miniature Australian Shepherd
Meraux, Louisiana
5 votes
Rowdy
Rottweiler
Denton, Texas
12 votes
Zeus
Labrador Retriever
Tampa, Florida
12 votes
Frankie Rohn
Mini Aussie doodle
Atlanta, Georgia
5 votes
Maggie
German shorthair pointer
Millbury, Massachusetts
64 votes
Otis
English Labrador
San Antonio, Texas
12 votes
Ringo
Gordon Setter
Olympia, Washington
22 votes
Cricket
Irish Setter
Olympia, Washington
14 votes
Oliver
Old English Sheepdog
Jasper, Alabama
15 votes
Sadie
Labrador retriever
Wetumpka, Alabama
6 votes
Hank
Pitt/Lab mix
Greensboro, North Carolina
45 votes


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